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Fin is in D.C. to receive an award for all the work he’s
done to protect America from the vicious sharknados. While there, another one
hits and he does his best to protect the president.

Selina’s Point of View:

Before I get started, let me just remind you that no one is
saying that the Sharknado series is a
masterpiece in the cinematic world. We know it’s not Oscar worthy and that the
actors are, for the most part, just having fun. We’re not even watching it for
the feels. It’s all about how entertaining it is.

And Sharknado 3
was super entertaining.

My view point, however, might be skewed. I had a viewing
party with a group of friends. I made shark-themed food and we watched the
whole series in order on the Syfy channel. We all joked around and debated the
logic of the sharknadoverse while stuffing our faces and live-tweeting. Because
of that, I may have had more fun than I should have.

Of course, Captain Obvious here, I can only review things
from my point of view.

I enjoyed the third installment of this series. A lot.

Oh, there was about as little plot as you would expect from
an Asylum creature feature, but it was still amusing as hell.

The cameos added a LOT to the film. When Chris Jericho (WWE, WCW, Halloween Havoc) popped on
screen, the chant of “Jericho” flowed up from my guests. George R.R. Martin’s (Game of Thrones, Beauty and the Beast, The
Twilight Zone) appearance caused at least three people to exclaim, in
shock, “is that….?” In fact, there were so many uncredited cameo’s that IMDB is
still stumbling to catch up. It might take them days to get everyone listed.

I’m both amused and infuriated by what they did with the
ending. All I can tell you without blowing stuff up, is that rumor has it they
intend to do something like that at the end of any Sharknados that may follow. (And yes, Sharknado 4 has been confirmed.)

I would love to tell you that I know why Sharknado 3 worked. I can’t. Just like
its predecessors, it falls squarely into the “so bad, it’s good” category.

It’s not cinematic genius… but oh hell yes, it is fun.

Cat’s Point of View:

I am a huge fan of the first 2 films in this series. I’d
watched the first one because I’d heard Ian Ziering (Domino, Stripped Down, Lava Storm) in an interview about it. It was
the nostalgia factor from the 90210 (1990-2000)
years that drew me in.

I didn’t regret a moment of it or the sequel. Hilarity ensued.

Now with this third installment, the experience was
something on an entirely different level. I participated in my very first
live-tweeting during the film, and it was lots of fun! #Sharknado3 was at the
top of the Trending list, and had over 300,000 tweets by the time the second
showing on SYFY was half over.

This movie was packed with action from start to finish, and
there was a cameo at every turn. I laughed so hard it hurt. I counted at LEAST
22 cameos – some aren’t even listed in IMDb.

The Author of the book series that inspired Game of Thrones (2011-), George R. R.
Martin, is in a scene paying tribute to a famous wedding scene. Also, the man
who did all the noise impersonations in the Police
Academy (1984-1997) movies and TV series, Michael Winslow (Redirecting Eddie, Robodoc, Gingerclown).

There’s one cameo in particular that I found very
interesting. (Click below for spoilers.)

As David Hasselhoff (Hop,
Click, Stretch) is getting ready for space – the mohawked guy next to him
in the shuttle is actually with NASA. That NASA man was Bobak “Mohawk Guy” Ferdowsi, Flight
Director for the Mars Curiosity Mission. He was seen rocking that noticeable
‘do during the live coverage of the Mars landing, and the nickname stuck.

Another thing I found really cool was all the Peter Benchley
references in the movie. He was, of course, the author of the book that spawned
the Jaws (1975) movie franchise. He
was referenced by name, as well as another couple Easter Eggs revolving around
Universal Studios Orlando Theme park.

That particular fun destination is the home of the Jaws ride, where a mechanical shark
breaches the water to chomp in the direction of the riders. Professional wrestler and Fozzy lead singer,
Chris Jericho (Invasion, Nothing to
Report, MacGruber), plays Bruce the Ride Attendant for the Rockit
Rollercoaster.

Bruce just also happens to be the name of the massive
mechanical shark in the famous ride– named after the shark used in the
movie.

Another bit of Benchley trivia is that he also wrote The Beast which was made into a TV Movie
in 1996 – in this film, that was the nickname for the armored RV that Nova and
Lucas traveled in while battling sharknados.

Then there’s the classic beauty, Bo Derek (Highland Park, Crusader, Malibu's Most
Wanted) playing April’s mom, May. She is no stranger to killer sea-life.
She was in the movie Orca in 1977 about a rogue killer whale.

I love the ride that these movies have taken me on. I’d
watch them again and again, and in fact I have already with SYFY Channel
re-runs.

Adib must find a way into Damascus when his daughter
disappears. She’d traveled to the area without telling him in order to research
the past he refuses to discuss.

Selina’s Point of View:

What do you have if you edit Taken (2008) and take out all the thrilling chases and action? Inescapable.

This film was unbearably boring. I’ve never had to work so
hard to stay awake in my life. Not even in college during accounting.

The acting was fine… but the story, the script, the
soundtrack, and even the camera angles were all gratingly annoying and painful to watch.

I’ve got nothing else to say. I hated this movie.

Cat’s Point of View:

Political conflict dramas aren’t generally my cup of tea. I
can, however, get sucked into a good mystery. It appeals to my curiosity like a
siren song.

When I saw the cast involved with this film, I had a feeling
I would probably enjoy it, even if I didn’t like the story.

I am a huge fan of Game
of Thrones (2011-) and also quite enjoy DaVinci's
Demons (2013-). It was nice to see Alexander Siddig (Reign of Fire, Syriana, Clash of the Titans) in the lead role here.

He brought quite the intensity to his character on the hunt
for his kidnapped daughter. He was believable as a clever former intelligence
officer trying to stay a couple steps ahead of the past his child had run afoul
of.

Oded Fehr (Deuce
Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Super Hybrid, Resident Evil: Extinction) is an actor
I’d probably watch in most anything. He has portrayed a ‘good guy’ in most
films that I have seen him in. It was a nice change of pace to see him in a
role with questionable intent.

Just an interesting note of trivia for fans of Dawson's Creek (1998-2003) – there’s a
bit of a ‘six degrees’ type bridge between Joshua Jackson (Americano, Shutter, Cursed) and his fellow Dawson’s alum, James Van
Der Beek (Labor Day, The Rules of
Attraction, CSI: Cyber). Oded Fehr was amongst the supporting cast for Texas Rangers (2001).

Of course, I haven’t left out Marisa Tomei (Wild Hogs, The Wrestler, Trainwreck).
She is generally impressive in whatever role she takes on. She didn’t
disappoint here in transforming into the love left behind when Adib fled
Damascus 20 years ago.

Overall, the movie felt a little slow to me, but it wasn’t
bad. I was invested enough to want to know what had happened to the girl, that
I was willing to see where the story took me.